Lets get it out there. Who thought, "Impossible."
I do.
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She's 16. I'm gonna need more before deciding it was a dirty swim.
So I wonder: would we be having this conversation if the roles were reversed and Beisel had won gold? If Katie Ledecky shaves 1 sec off the WR in the 800, will accusations follow?
I'm not saying don't look for evidence of foul play, but I'm giving her the benefit until there is something concrete.
She's 16. I'm gonna need more before deciding it was a dirty swim.
So I wonder: would we be having this conversation if the roles were reversed and Beisel had won gold? If Katie Ledecky shaves 1 sec off the WR in the 800, will accusations follow?
I'm not saying don't look for evidence of foul play, but I'm giving her the benefit until there is something concrete.
Well said. Innocent until proven guilty. then if guilty go for your life
Given the people her country hires as coaches, and how supposedly banned for life coaches have been seen on their pool decks at national meets, IMO, it's a fair question.
Why wasn't she in the 400 free?
That's an excellent question. China's odd Olympic roster was a topic of discussion prior to the Games.
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That's an excellent question. China's odd Olympic roster was a topic of discussion prior to the Games.
swimswam.com/.../
Weird. This 16yo phenom is only swimming the two IMs? And the men have no 10k open water swimmer?
Are the competitors asked to submit for testing just before the meet starts?According to FINA reports Ye Shiwen has been tested 5 times. Starting December 2010, with the most recently listed as this February. There are most likely more recent tests taken.
FINA does not report on the results of tests.
The Chinese federation may conduct additional testing on its own.
I think it is at least naive to think this is just "awesome swimming." Maybe it is overly skeptical to think it is doping. Looking at these Chinese swimmers their form is marginal, their walls terrible, and starts worse. I just counted one Chinese girl in the 200 triple breathe all through her 200 free prelim, same with Yang. There have been other Olympics where the Chinese have gone wild in the pool. If it looks too good to be true, maybe it is.
+1
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